Calories - Who figured that one out???
sniffles
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I'm just sitting here pondering; HOW do they measure how many calories are in any particular unit of food?
I feel a bit stupid. Perhaps I'm the only person in the world who doesn't know how that's done but I'd really like to know. :huh:
I feel a bit stupid. Perhaps I'm the only person in the world who doesn't know how that's done but I'd really like to know. :huh:
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I'm just sitting here pondering; HOW do they measure how many calories are in any particular unit of food?
I feel a bit stupid. Perhaps I'm the only person in the world who doesn't know how that's done but I'd really like to know. :huh:0 -
I leave that up to scientists! I envision them torching Twinkies to see how long they'll burn and then calculating numbers a lot... :laugh:0
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They burn it and measure how much energy the food puts off by how much the heat raises the temperature of water. Or something like that.0
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Its figured up by how much of the food is Carbohydrate (4 cals) Protein (4 cals) or Fat (7 cal). I'm not sure if its measured in grams so I wont pretend to know that much. I think we learned the caloric values of carbs and such in junior high home ec class. Not sure why I remembered it0
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Calorie = the amount of energy it takes to raise one kilogram of water one degree0
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I measured the calories in different nuts once for a science project at school. I stuck a needle in the nut and stuck the other end of the needle on an eraser to make it stand up and then i set the nut on fire :laugh: then i record the temperature of the water in a tin can above it and record the difference..... I won a prize or something for it but I also burnt a hole in the middle of my friends house0
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Now I'm pondering if all scientists are pyromaniacs at heart...0
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Now I'm pondering if all scientists are pyromaniacs at heart...
As long as they keep it in the lab. I can see the eleven o' clock news now.
"Tonight at 11. Scientist sets fire to a 12 story building downtown. When questioned by police he said he was curious how many calories were in a bank building."
Oh golly :laugh: :laugh:0 -
Now I'm pondering if all scientists are pyromaniacs at heart...
As long as they keep it in the lab. I can see the eleven o' clock news now.
"Tonight at 11. Scientist sets fire to a 12 story building downtown. When questioned by police he said he was curious how many calories were in a bank building."
Oh golly :laugh: :laugh:
COME ON now though. Who thinks: Geez... I bet if I set this on fire I can figure out how much energy is it!!!
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I've always wondered this myself but never had the nerve to ask, That is VERY interesting!0
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